It' s describes just not diagnoses a good fit for us " Cincinnati GM Walt Jocketty said the team had not discussed Bonds. To make room on the roster, the Rays optioned right- hander Andy Sonnanstine to Triple- A Durham and designated reliever Winston Abreu for assignment after Friday night' s 7- 3 win over Florida. In a franchise- altering moment, the once " Jail Blazers " have the chance to return to the glory days of 1977 when Coach Jack Ramsay, Bill Walton and Maurice Lucas led the Trail Blazers to their first NBA championship. Scoring is important, right? He also ranks eighth in all- purpose yards( 172 4) and ranks first in punt returns( 33 8 He has scored on returns of 72, 66 and 81 yards He also has a non- scoring return of 69 yards In the red- letter victory last weekend over then- No. Hart wasn' t worried about his bulletin- board material firing up Notre Dame " We have nothing to lose.

That would be my feeling today " Stoops said Saturday after the Sooners clinched a spot in the conference championship game with a 27- 21 win against Oklahoma State . Miles was among the many Portland players impressed by Stoudemire' s performance " He just makes one move and he can go hard one way and jump over his defender " Miles said . They assured me it would only be a couple of days and he' ll be ready to throw " In his first season with the Mets, Putz gave up runs against Atlanta both Tuesday and Wednesday That lifted his ERA to 4 . The measure is expected to be taken up by the full council next month The A' s recently scrapped plans for a stadium in Fremont Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press . Charges against them would be dismissed if they successfully completed two years' of probation.

Maybe they don' t like me " After Baker hit his shot to give Boston a 77- 76 lead, O' Neal missed a short jumper with time winding down and Boston' s Eric Williams corralled the loose ball to seal the victory " Vin really hit a clutch shot " Boston coach Jim O' Brien said " It' s nice to see guys want to shoot the basketball at the end of the game " Paul Pierce led the Celtics with 19 points, nine assists and six rebounds, and Baker had 12 points and four rebounds . Outfielder Mitch Maier is out after fracturing his right cheekbone when he was hit by a pitch on Wednesday . Earlier this month, the woman' s attorneys asked the judge to remove Bryant' s arguments from the civil case, saying the Lakers' star was trying to shift responsibility to the media, courts and other outside sources . Updated: June 24, 2009, 10: 12 PM ET Wells out, Clippard in for Nats Comment Email Print Share Associated Press WASHINGTON- Tyler Clippard has been promoted from Triple- A Syracuse and Kip Wells has been designated for assignment, the latest shuffle for the struggling Washington Nationals bullpen . It was disappointing to see that happen " MSU offensive lineman Gordon Niebylski agreed his teammates got carried away " Hindsight is 20- 20 and we probably shouldn' t have planted the flag on the field " he said " But at the same time, it' s emotional, and we made a mistake, and it happens. That' s where you have to find a happy medium in this game and know that sometimes you can' t control the results " Hurdle thinks part of Tulowitzki' s troubles stem from swinging at too many pitches up in the zone " I don' t think there' s any secret to that " Hurdle said. I went in and everything checked out fine " Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press.

You' ve got to suck it up for a little while " But impatience with Keselowski has nothing to do with Earnhardt looking into Cup ownership " I used to say' no way, no way " he said " But it' s almost as expensive to run in the Nationwide Series . Former 20- game winner Mark Mulder, who is still trying to come back from two shoulder operations and struggled in three appearances with St . LSU received 19 first- place votes and 1, 577 points in the latest Top 25 . He drove in 16 races during 2003 and 2004 for Dale Earnhardt Inc David Newton covers NASCAR for ESPN He can be reached at dnewtonespnaol . In all, a record 28 cars competed in the race, which also was expanded five laps to 75.

Since the Dodgers moved west from Brooklyn in 1958 and the Angels were formed as an expansion team three years later, the two teams have made the playoffs in the same season only once, in 2004 . It would be quite a turnaround for Payton, who was reluctant to report to Boston when he was traded to the Celtics from the Lakers last summer The 36- year- old Payton averaged 12 1 points and 6 . I miss being with my teammates, James Jones, Jamaal Tinsley, those guys[ Stephen] Jackson, Reggie[ Miller I miss winning I miss competing against the best . 17 Tennessee " but the only thing is I don' t want to be on the sidelines where everybody is worried about me . Updated: June 1, 2009, 9: 08 PM ET Magic evaluate Nelson' s health Comment Email Print Share Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla- Jameer Nelson can shoot again. He said he had not read any decision by Judicial Affairs " He' s going to show up to practice today and then we will go on from there " Paterno said Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press. Over the years, his baseball card has listed two different birthplaces and his name has gone from Julio Reyes to Edison Volquez and finally to his current moniker, Edinson " We believe his age is accurate " one of his agents, Bill Shupper, quipped.

Udoka has been playing with the NBDL' s Charleston Lowgators, where he averaged 14 7 points and 6 9 rebounds . This will be the first time since 1991 that the Wildcats are not in the Big Dance . If the Broncos finish in the top 12 of the final BCS poll, they would automatically qualify for one of the big- money bowl games, becoming the second team from a non- BCS conference to earn a berth Utah played in the Fiesta Bowl in 2004 . It was as though USC losing its sixth Pac- 10 game in Carroll' s six seasons- three of the losses came his first year- awakened a sleeping colossus . In a scheduling oddity, the Bobcats play their second straight afternoon game Sunday in Washington " The players should be turning in early " coach Bernie Bickerstaff said with a grin Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press. SACRAMENTO, Calif( AP- Check out this stat line from the Utah Jazz' s black- and- blue rivalry with the Sacramento Kings: Two missing teeth, 18 stitches, at least one concussion, three technical fouls and one big flagrant foul.

It is unclear exactly when the rest disappeared, but authorities have been aware since the 1970s of thefts from the library' s big collection of baseball memorabilia . For the Magic, Steve Francis had 16 and nine assists, and Dwight Howard recorded his 11th double- double with 14 points and 13 rebounds Orlando' s winning streak matches its season best . This is one of these literal day- to- day[ injuries " Brewers assistant general manager Gord Ash said " We' ll reconnect tomorrow, see how he is and see if we need to do anything . Quinn, the 2006 Maxwell Award winner and a Heisman Trophy finalist, led Notre Dame to a 10- 2 regular season after throwing a school- record 35 touchdown passes and 3, 278 yards . We' re fortunate in that the division is competitive and even though we' re one game below.

Hundreds filled an Oklahoma City- area church for a stirring and often humorous tribute to Murcer, a five- time All- Star outfielder who died from brain cancer on July 12 . The move is expected to boost the team' s popularity and marketing opportunities in China, where Cleveland star LeBron James is very popular " This is all an unknown " Yao said in the interview, a transcript of which was posted online Friday " I' ve already been with Houston for such a long time, I still have much affection for this team " he said " Moreover, this past season we were very successful, and that let me see some hope " Cleveland has not publicly expressed interest in Yao, who has one guaranteed year left on his contract with Houston, including a player option for the 2010- 11 season . Despite Peterson' s success running the ball against the Cowboys, several Oklahoma State players were disappointed that he wouldn' t be in the game this time " To me, I always want to play against the best . The clubs have not spoken within the past few days, but sources say talks of a possible trade involving O' Neal, Ben Wallace and Sasha Pavlovic never completely died after it was first discussed in February . LSU scored two second- half touchdowns for a 24- 17 victory. Hamlin, who grew up in Chesterfield about 20 minutes away from the track, led 148 laps Saturday night but fell from the front after his crew dropped a pair of lug nuts during a pit stop. Hill has every intention of making that happen, but decided it would be prudent to make the staff aware of his injury rather than attempt to pitch through it.

Blog " His leg was bothering him some in spring training " the Phillies manager said before Tuesday' s 6- 5 loss to the New York Mets " He always said' I can go Really, I think I can live through it . But the biggest threat to Hornaday' s lead late was Skinner, who qualified 19th out of 20 drivers and was still running fifth with 10 laps left " Our old truck just got a little tight right there " Skinner said " We could get her done " The race was delayed for seven cautions, including three in the last 20 laps, half of which were run under the caution . Updated: September 26, 2008, 2: 09 AM ET Gaston to manage Blue Jays through 2010; Ricciardi to return in 2009 Comment Email Print Share Associated Press TORONTO- Cito Gaston signed a two- year contract extension with the Toronto Blue Jays before their home finale Thursday night against the New York Yankees General manager J P . The filing prepared Thursday argues Bryant' s sexual history is " plainly relevant " to the civil lawsuit . I' m encouraged with the holes we' re filling on a regular basis both currently and in the future " he said " To me, as far as the mechanics of our staff, to me everything is starting to fall into place to me very clearly " There will be a change in the mechanics on Saturday against Navy( 6- 3. After Szczerbiak made a free throw, Marc Jackson threw away a pass for Kyle Korver, and Fred Hoiberg iced it with two free throws " Nothing comes easy " Cassell said " Philly took its time getting off our back " The Sixers concluded an eight- game road trip, finishing 5- 3. Flores injured his shoulder when he was hit with a foul ball in the May 9 game at Arizona, and was put on the 15- day disabled list on May 15 The injury was originally thought not to be serious.

There isn' t a team in the country that doesn' t " We are a field- position team that if special teams have a bad day, we lose . Updated: January 26, 2009, 9: 26 PM ET C- USA suspends Coleman 1 game Comment Email Print Share ESPN news services Houston junior guard Aubrey Coleman received a one- game suspension on Monday for stepping on the face of Arizona' s Chase Budinger on Saturday . But second is as good as first in the BCS because the top two teams in the standings after the regular season play in the Rose Bowl on Jan 4 for a national title Texas has a big lead over third- place Virginia Tech . McGrady closed the half with consecutive 3s, the last on a nifty behind- the- back assist from Jon Barry, to put the Rockets up 56- 49 at the break . New York manager Joe Girardi still isn' t convinced Sabathia will be ready.

A seldom- used reserve anyway, Bradley has averaged less than 12 minutes per game each of the last two seasons . After talking with ownership, it appears that' s the direction they are going and as a result, I am no longer a candidate for the GM position " I appreciate the interest they showed in me and wish them the best of luck in the future " Morway refused to confirm or deny that Brown was being targeted for hire by the Cavs . His agent, Doug Neustadt, said Wednesday that Jasikevicius planned to be in Indianapolis on Thursday to sign the contract and to attend a news conference at Conseco Fieldhouse . Ross said in a statement released by the university that he didn' t remember much about the circumstances " I remember getting in the car to head to practice and I must have fallen asleep and run off the road " he said " I was pretty shook up and out of it, but they checked me out at the hospital and I' m OK " Pflugerville police Capt . But he also told the station there' s a " pretty decent chance that I' ve thrown my last pitch forever " His 11- 2 postseason record is the best of any pitcher with 10 or more victories and he has a 2 23 postseason ERA in 19 starts In 20 years he is 216- 146 with a 3.